We were more than stunned to realize that six of our 2017 Illustration Academy instructors were nominated for awards. Five of these outstanding artists received Silver and Gold medals. Not to mention, the title of Spectrum's Grandmaster was awarded to comic book legend, Bill Sienkiewicz.

The Illustration Academy will be attending and presenting at the 2017 Spectrum Fantastic Art Live show in Kansas City, MO. This years event has a stellar lineup of attending artists. We are proud to call a number of the attending artists our instructors. This year, the following 2017 Illustration Academy instructors will be in attendance: Edward Kinsella, Jeffrey Alan Love, George Pratt, Bill Sienkiewicz, Bill Carman, and Jon Foster.

The Illustration Academy recently launched Draw Without Borders, a cause-focused initiative to provide free art education to women and other disadvantaged artists around the world. (Image: Nahrain Michael)

The Illustration Academy is proud to welcome comic book artist Vanesa Del Rey to instruct at the 2017 summer workshop. Del Rey is currently taking the comic world by storm, her imagery being featured by many of today's most prominent entities in the entertainment industry. (image: Vanesa Del Rey)

Google recently unveiled their latest project, Data Center Murals, which featured a monotype by famed artist and 2017 Illustration Academy instructor, Gary Kelly. Displayed on the side of a Google data center, located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Gary Kelley's mural is one of the largest reproductions of a monotype print ever.

Illustration students now have the option to enroll in single weeks of The Illustration Academy (IA) summer workshops. IA is offering five immersive, bootcamp-style workshops during the 2017 summer. (Image: Gary Kelley)

The Illustration Academy is proud to announce that renowned concept artist, Karla Ortiz, will be joining the roster of industry-leading artists teaching at the in-person summer 2017 workshop. (Image: Karla Ortiz)

Iconic painter, illustrator and storyteller, Sterling Hundley, is instructing a live and online workshop with The Illustration Academy this December. Inspired by the academic approach of The Illustration Academy's on-ground bootcamp, the online workshop will be a fully immersive experience for attending student artists.

The Illustration Academy is proud to announce that acclaimed illustrator, George Cwirko-Godycki, will be instructing an immersive Portfolio Development Workshop. With the assistance of Illustration Academy founder, John English, George will guide artists in the creation of an attention grabbing, professional portfolio. This series of online classes will be fully immersive, interactive and will take place Saturday, Nov. 5, 12, & 19 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm CST.

The Illustration Academy 2017 in-person summer workshop dates are scheduled for Sunday June 11 - July 14 Saturday in Kansas City, MO on Rockhurst University’s campus. Enrollment for the 2017 session is officially open to the public at a 10% Early Bird Discount. Image by Mark English.

This September, the Illustration Academy will be hosting their first live, online, and interactive workshop. The immersive illustration workshop will be led by Eisner Award-winning and Emmy nominated artist, Bill Sienkiewicz. In collaboration with Mr. Sienkiewicz, The Academy plans to extend their education platform in a manner that is flexible and accessible to artists around the world. This will be the first of an ongoing series of workshops.

The next Illustration Academy Life Drawing Session is scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 6:00-9:00pm. The session is open to the public. It will be hosted at an artist studio in the West Bottoms (1212 W. 8th street, Kansas City, MO 64101). This will be the last figure drawing session that is open to the public before The Illustration Academy 2016 Summer Workshop. The 2016 Summer Workshop figure drawing sessions are hosted three days a week on the Rockhurst University campus. Only students attending single weeks or the full 5-week program of The Illustration Academy are permitted to attend. There is still time to enroll, so sign up before it's too late.

In collaboration with BC Applied Arts, The Illustration Academy is attending Planet Comicon the weekend of May 20-22. In addition to hosting guests such as Stan Lee and film director Kevin Smith, Planet Comicon has invited two Illustration Academy instructors as their honorable guests. Both George Pratt and Bill Sienkiewicz, who are instructing at The Illustration Academy this summer, will be attending the largest show in the Kansas City area. Image courtesy Bill Sienkiewicz.

The next Illustration Academy Figure Drawing Session is scheduled for Thursday, April 28, 6:00-9:00pm. The session is open to the public. It will be hosted at an artist studio in the West Bottoms (1212 W. 8th street, Kansas City, MO 64101).

We are excited to announce that The Illustration Academy is officially accepting payments through PayPal to attend the Summer 2016 Workshop. Students are now eligible to make their payments to attend The Illustration Academy from anywhere in the world using the tremendously popular service, Paypal! Image courtesy George Pratt.